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How to set home directory for Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)?
See original GitHub issueVersion: 1.0.0-alpha.38 Platform: win32 10.0.16299
In the settings, I’ve tried the following options for Terminal>Bash on Window>Working Directory:
~/home/balter
In both cases, the terminal does not open properly. If I leave that setting blank, then the terminal opens properly but drops me into /mnt/c/Users/ariel (my Windows home directory).
Note: “Bash on Window” should probably be (WSL) or at least make Window plural.
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@Jule- also, until we find the reason, the WSL folks suggest a workaround by invoking
wsl.exe ~orwsl.exe ~ -d <distro-name>- which you can set up as a Profile in Terminus.FYI, I added
cd ~at the end of my~/.bashrcand that works as expected.